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Writer, poet, musician, surfer, father of two princesses.

First Principles: You Intended To Harm Me, But God Intended It For Good To Accomplish What Is Now Being Done, the Saving of Many Lives

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” – Genesis 50:20

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Thought For the Day: Save Me From Trendy Religion That Makes Cheap Cliches Out of Timeless Truths

“Save me from trendy religion that makes cheap clichés out of timeless truths.” – Rich Mullins

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First Principles: Now More Than Ever the People Are Responsible For the Character of Their Congress

“Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave, and pure, it … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Success Is Determined Not By Whether Or Not You Face Obstacles, But By Your Reaction To Them…Each One Strengthens You

“Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as … Continue reading →

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First Principles: It Matters Not How A Man Dies, But How He lives

“It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives.” – Samuel Johnson Every day, our lives of reading, thinking, and customs we choose to follow are on display as if a living parade of standards kept, and those … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: There Is No More Certain Sign of A Narrow Mind, of Stupidity, and of Arrogance Than To Stand Aloof From Those Who Think Differently From Us

“There is no more certain sign of a narrow mind, of stupidity, and of arrogance, than to stand aloof from those who think differently from us.” – Walter Savage Landor Regardless of political or other stance, there are only rare … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Conscience Is Left Free From All Restraint, and Each Is Permitted To Worship His Maker After His Own Judgment

“The United States have adventured upon a great and noble experiment, which is believed to have been hazarded in the absence of all previous precedent – that of total separation of Church and State. No religious establishment by law exists … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Unlimited Tolerance Must Lead To the Disappearance of Tolerance

“Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. … Continue reading →

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First Principles: There Is Nothing More Corrupting, Nothing More Destructive of the Noblest and Finest Feelings of our Nature, Than the Exercise of Unlimited Power

“There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power.” – William Henry Harrison

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Thought For the Day: When You Are In Your Worst Moods, Wait. Be Patient. The Storm Will Pass. The Spring Will Come

“When you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.” – Robert Schuller

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